Sill
- Sill
- Sill Sill (s[i^]l), n. [OE. sille, sylle, AS. syl, syll; akin
to G. schwelle, OHG. swelli, Icel. syll, svill, Sw. syll,
Dan. syld, Goth. gasuljan to lay a foundation, to found.]
The basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal
piece, as a timber, which forms the lower member of a frame,
or supports a structure; as, the sills of a house, of a
bridge, of a loom, and the like. Hence:
(a) The timber or stone at the foot of a door; the threshold.
(b) The timber or stone on which a window frame stands; or,
the lowest piece in a window frame.
(c) The floor of a gallery or passage in a mine.
(d) A piece of timber across the bottom of a canal lock for
the gates to shut against.
[1913 Webster]
{Sill course} (Arch.), a horizontal course of stone, terra
cotta, or the like, built into a wall at the level of one
or more window sills, these sills often forming part of
it.
[1913 Webster]
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sillələmə — «Sillələmək»dən f. is … Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti
sillələnmə — «Sillələnmək»dən f. is … Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti
şillələmə — «Şillələmək»dən f. is … Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti
əsilləşmə — «Əsilləşmək»dən f. is … Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti
Sill — may refer to:* Sill (geology), a tabular mass of rock * Sill plate, a construction element * Sill River, an Austrian tributary * Mount Sill, a California mountainurname* Edward Rowland Sill, American poet and educator * Judee Sill, American… … Wikipedia
sill — s.n. Zăcământ de roci magmatice intruzive, care se prezintă sub forma unor spaţii lamelare umplute cu topituri magmatice. [Scris şi: sil] – Din fr. sill. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 sill s. n. Trimis de siveco, 15.07.2006 … Dicționar Român
Sill — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Salisbury Crags en Edimburgo, Escocia, una intrusión magmática parcialmente expuesta durante la Edad de Hielo. En geología, un sill o manto es una masa tabular de roca ígnea, con frecuencia horizontal, que ha sido… … Wikipedia Español
Sill — Sillfall in Innsbruck gegenüber dem HauptbahnhofVorlage:Infobox Fluss/KARTE fehlt … Deutsch Wikipedia
sill — like, adj. /sil/, n. 1. a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc. 2. the horizontal piece or member beneath a window, door, or other opening. See diag. under double hung. 3. Geol. a tabular body of… … Universalium
sill — ● sill nom masculin (anglais sill, seuil) Filon magmatique mis en place entre deux couches et parallèlement au plan stratigraphique. ● sill (homonymes) nom masculin (anglais sill, seuil) cil nom masculin scille nom féminin … Encyclopédie Universelle
